Journal profile · Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Geologica Carpathica
ISSN 1335-0552 · eISSN 1336-8052 · Walter de Gruyter GmbH · SLOVAKIA · Bimonthly
Geologica Carpathica: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.23; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 31 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geologica Carpathica is published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH and is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geological Formations and Processes Exploration, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils and Geological and Geochemical Analysis, together about 51.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Geologica Carpathica is an international scientific journal that publishes original scientific studies obtained by various geoscientific disciplines in the Alpine-Carpathian-Dinaride-Balkan-Himalayan orogenic belt and surrounding areas. Geologica Carpathica publishes contributions related to research in: Tectonics and Structural Geology Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, and Paleontology Geochemistry, Petrology, Mineralogy, and Economic Geology Applied Geophysics
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Igor BroskaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Slovakia 26, Poland 6, Czechia 6, Austria 5, Hungary 4 (58 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geological Formations and Processes ExplorationEarth and Planetary Sciences24%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsEarth and Planetary Sciences13.9%
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences13.4%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences9.5%
- Geological formations and processesEarth and Planetary Sciences4.8%
- Marine and environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences4.6%
- Geochemistry and Geologic MappingComputer Science4%
- Geochemistry and Elemental AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.23LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 289OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 649 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 10 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 43 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 77 |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | 150 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 202 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
Open access journal licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Model summary
Journal Impact Factor 2025: 1.2 (Q2, Geology) Geologica Carpathica is fully open access geoscience journal licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Submitted manuscripts are reviewed by peer reviewers in a single blind review process. Geologica Carpathica is an international scientific journal that publishes original sci…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter GmbH
- Country or region
- SLOVAKIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 1335-0552
- Electronic ISSN
- 1336-8052
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Geologica Carpathica
What CAS zone is Geologica Carpathica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Geologica Carpathica is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geosciences, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Geologica Carpathica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.23; CiteScore 2.6, h-index 39.
How long does peer review take at Geologica Carpathica?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Geologica Carpathica based?
Of the 58 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Slovakia (26), Poland (6) and Czechia (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Geologica Carpathica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geologica Carpathica is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Geologica Carpathica open access, and what is the APC?
Geologica Carpathica is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .